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Asaba – The Ministry for Women Affairs in Delta has released 35 children for adoption between January and December 2011.
The Commissioner, Chief Betty Efekodha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba that the ministry had received 110 applications for adoption during the period.
Efekodha said that “scouting letters” had been issued to the prospective adoption parents.
She said that in 2007, the ministry had also released 28 children for adoption and another set of 18 children in 2008.
The Commissioner, Chief Betty Efekodha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba that the ministry had received 110 applications for adoption during the period.
Efekodha said that “scouting letters” had been issued to the prospective adoption parents.
She said that in 2007, the ministry had also released 28 children for adoption and another set of 18 children in 2008.
The commissioner said a Modern Children’s Home for abandoned and lost children would soon be inaugurated by the state government.
“Efforts are also being made towards re-unite the lost and abandoned children with their families; there are currently 10 of such children in the home’’, She added.
She said that the ministry in the last three years had organised annual holiday camp programme for children in Junior Secondary Schools in the state.
The commissioner said that the children were taught various skills including computer appreciation with a view to promoting skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among secondary school students in the state. (NAN).
Culled from The Vanguard Newspapers.
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